I am compulsive and like visually clean designs.
Theres a pop up in my app that tells the user that there’s an error.
I made a clear button over the entire pop up (about 200×100 px) so the user can just touch the notification to dismiss it.
But i’m afraid the user might not know that you can just touch the pop up to dissmiss and would go crazy looking for the “OKAY” button.
Do you guys think the OKAY button is necessary or is a giant clear button overlaying the notification good enough?
note: the whole notification actually looks like a button because of rounded corners and some button like borders.
Whatever users can misinterpret, they will (just look at some of the low ranked App store reviews for examples).
So, unless it clutters your UI and/or makes things even more confusing, a clear indication of how get rid of or move beyond your popup will certainly reduce the chances for any user confusion.